Folding back.



H. W. WEED.

FOLDING BACK.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.6. 19n.

1 ,272, 1 59. Patented July 9, 1918.

WITNESSES I HWI%N7;)7R MW44M By 7 v I ATTORNEYS EFoLDINeBACKEF 2 2: c i: 5, Original application flled anuaryA,

. To all whom it may concern:

7 Be; a known-that 1'; Hew ajwf (Wm, a citizen of the lUnited .States and .a reside'ntof Stamford, the county ofj-Fa irfield and; State of Connecticuthave invented I a new and Improved Folding Back, of-which the following is ,a full, cleaiyand eXact,de-

i t ena his b i ea iri iond th app e; cationfor Letters Patentfor .a foldingbacki Serial No; 140,592,1filed bylme on lJanuary The 3 object of the V invention is .to provide a new and improved folding back for; motor 7 7 cycles, bicycles and like machinesand deQ vices; arranged to' permit the rider gtQ read; 1 ily swing the fol ding back into an approxi; mately horizontal position for .mounting and tine pm' e s t w ng t ld:-

ing back into upright position for supporting the .back ofgtha rider. A

In order to accomplish the desired result,

llse is madoloi-azsllpport held ion the saddle,- c a back mounted toswing 011 the send support from upright to horizontal position and VlCe versa, a combined catch andreleasing lever fulcrumed on the said back and having a handle, and cooperating means on the said .lever and the said support to lock the back in upright position and to allow of releasing the back for the latter to swing into horizontal position.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is aside elevation of the folding backas applied to a motor cycle and disposed in horizontal position for mounting and dismounting purposes;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the folding back disposed'in upright position for supporting the back of the rider;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same; and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the folding back.

The saddle '10 ofca motor cycle, bicycle or a similar machine 11. is of any approved construction and is provided at its rear with a support 12 provided with pivots 13 for the side arms 14 of the back 15 to swing on from normal upright position (see Figs.

2 and 3) to an approximately horizontal;

position (see Fig. 1) or vice versa. The

' Specification of Letters Patent. P t t July 9, 19 3 1917, Serial 150 140592. Divided 6,1917. :Serial 110.13.93.95.

back 1 5 is provided at its upper end with the usual backrest 16 connecting the side arms. .1 1 w thfeach other. The axes of, the pivots 13 extend V transversely and coincide. The

and this application filed September support12is providedwith lugs 17 adapted to be engaged by catcheslb formed onthe forward end of a combined catchandreleasing lever 19 fulcrumed at20 on the side arms 14 of the back 15. The combined'catch and releas ng lever 19 is provided with a handle 21 and springs 22 to connect the side arms ltwiththelever 19 at a point inter-.

mediate the pivots 18 and .20. I It will .be

noticed. that when the back 15 is in upright position, as shown in Figs. 2 andi3, it is held against rearward movement thereof ;by the catches 18 engaging the lugs 17 but when it is desired to swing the back 15 into Qan approximately; ho-rizontalV position it is only necessary for. the rider to take holdof the handle 21 and to press the same rearwardly and downwardly to impartan up :"ward swinging movement to the combined catch and releasing lever 19 so that the catches 18 move out of engagement with the lugs 17 thus unlocking the back 15, and then by 'a further downward pull on the handle 21 the back 15 is caused to swing downwardly and rearwardly into an approximately horizontal position, as plainly shown in Fig. 1. The downward and rearward swinging movement of the back 15 is limited by stops 23 formed on the support 12 and forming a rest for the side arms 14: of the back'15. When it is desired to return the back 15 to vertical supporting position then the operator takes hold of the handle 21 and moves the same upwardly and forwardly thus imparting an upwardly and forwardly swinging movement to the back 15, and when the latter reaches an upright position the catches 18 reengage the lugs 17 It will be noticed that when the back 15 is in upright position it is held against rearward and downward swinging movement by the combined catch and releasing lever 19 at the time theback is pressed on by the rider leaning against the back rest 16.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4, the support 50 is provided with a pivot 51 on which swings the back 52 provided at its lower end with an extension arm 53 on which is, pivoted at 54: a combined catch and r g le e 5.5 is Pro ided, with e ar-Z yertendingm teh. i rigegini'falug il formed on the support 50 to hold the ...back. 52 locked in p t position v 'I e .bined catch and releasing'leven 55 pro -Vided With an upwardly and rearwardlx egg tendinghandle 58 pressed on by a spring 52 H a hed o the b ck-5% h it is-file r resli.

to'stv'ing the back"5Q into an approximately horizontal osition, the-operatorpressesthe; handle 58 forwardly to disengage the-catch-= 56 from the lug 57 whereby the back. 2 is unlocked to per nlit swinging the back dojvn into horizontalpositi0 n I""'On swi gingmhje back upwardly and forwardlyintouprightposition the catch 56 engages the 1ugf'57 to hold 'the back 52 locked agains downwar movement thereby forming affirm'sujp orv Y for the back oftlie rider-J f From the foregoing it' will be; seen that the folding back 'isifery simple and durable in construction and composed of-ornpara 'tively' few parts, not liable-to I getout' of orderig'easilyy ItWillalso be seen that theconstruction disclosed verysiinp'le owing to :the" use of the combined catch and relas able lever, I

* Having thus described 'niy'; 'invention l' claim as? new and desire to secure by Leta ters -Patent:

r 11 Av fo'lding'back 'for the saddle-of mu-'- tor cycle, bicycles and like machine; corn-1 Copies of-ithis;getent maylbe-obtained fon'five'cents 'eaem by addressing 1 A v. Wash ington,D..?'

.theeeteumnsl a Sp Secured gtl 'bfifik 'mg' "a supportfse'cured' to. a1 J p Pri ,ng e :QEPQIHB- seem d-trend :prei rti g j fromithe riaiil Qflithe saddle,.saidisup iort having. alug, aback mounted tO SW1I1g 0I1 35 position vice "Vera; "a combined catch andfice-Yersag saidbaokienga ng thestops tj When in'horizontalpositionfalei er piv, on the said back intermediate of its e d5 said lever hayin at ionejgen'd-ja catch; for e gaging the lugfo'f "the,support:landfat its other end aha'ndle' 5,150: disenga ing the catch yfro n the lug of the suppolit-fand flsufin the'back ginto uprightianrl hoifizontal tiOns, and acoilspring hailingofi 'nd se curedito the lever-"and itsf otheri @iid' 6 banki EDWARD 5- the I ommission 913101 Pgtegts, 

